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A review by lilmousewarrior
The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer
3.0
TRIGGER WARNING (for this story): there is descriptions of rape, a side character is raped within the first two chapters. There is a description of drowning. And on more than one occasion hopeless thoughts/despair.
If there is one word to describe this story it is: cute. It is so rare to have a lesbian driven story where the majority of it is focused on the relationship. But, that is also my issue with this work. It seems struggle to integrate the conflict with the romance of Hades and Persephone, and just when things are getting intense or seem to be heading into rough waters it is quickly resolved. However, if you are looking for a read that is more fluff and thoughts than conflict and plot, I would suggest this one. There is a rape at the beginning of the book, and Persephone is a bit softer and less empowered than I would hope, but nonetheless I enjoyed it. I am happy that I am finding more lesbian writings, especially ones that like to look at old stories and reimagining them.
If there is one word to describe this story it is: cute. It is so rare to have a lesbian driven story where the majority of it is focused on the relationship. But, that is also my issue with this work. It seems struggle to integrate the conflict with the romance of Hades and Persephone, and just when things are getting intense or seem to be heading into rough waters it is quickly resolved. However, if you are looking for a read that is more fluff and thoughts than conflict and plot, I would suggest this one. There is a rape at the beginning of the book, and Persephone is a bit softer and less empowered than I would hope, but nonetheless I enjoyed it. I am happy that I am finding more lesbian writings, especially ones that like to look at old stories and reimagining them.